Cambridge University Press AI Guidelines
Last updated: March 30, 2026
Check AI policies for below classifications
Refinement, correction, editing or formatting the manuscript to improve clarity of language
Policy Summary
Cambridge University Press requires authors to declare and clearly explain AI use in all work submitted for publication. Use of basic grammar and spell-checking software does not need to be declared, but use of more advanced tools to check or improve language must be declared. Authors remain accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, and AI use must not breach Cambridge's plagiarism policy.
Evidence
- AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted to Cambridge for publication. Does the use of grammar and spell-checking software need to be declared? No. We do not require a declaration of the use of basic grammar and spell-checking software. Use of more advanced tools to, for example, check or improve language should be declared. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including for any use of AI.
AI Status
Writing or drafting manuscript content
Policy Summary
Cambridge University Press requires authors to declare and clearly explain any use of AI in all work submitted for publication. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their submitted work, including any AI use. Any AI use must not breach Cambridge's plagiarism policy, and the work must be the author's own with adequate citation and transparent referencing.
Evidence
- AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted to Cambridge for publication. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including for any use of AI. Any use of AI must not breach Cambridge's plagiarism policy. Work must be the author's own and not present others' ideas, data, words or other material without adequate citation and transparent referencing.
AI Status
Translation of manuscript text for the purpose of publishing
Policy Summary
Cambridge University Press requires authors to declare and clearly explain any use of AI in all work submitted for publication, including AI-assisted translation. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including any AI use. Any AI use must not breach Cambridge's plagiarism policy.
Evidence
- AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted to Cambridge for publication. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including for any use of AI. AI use must be declared and clearly explained in publications such as research papers, just as we expect scholars to do with other software, tools and methodologies.
AI Status
Refining or formatting of data reported in the manuscript
Policy Summary
Cambridge University Press requires that any use of AI in submitted work be declared and clearly explained. Authors remain accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including any AI use. The policy does not explicitly restrict AI for data formatting, but requires declaration of all AI use and states that any AI use must not breach the publisher's plagiarism policy.
Evidence
- AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted to Cambridge for publication. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including for any use of AI. Any use of AI must not breach Cambridge's plagiarism policy.
AI Status
Generation, refinement, correction, editing or formatting of images, diagrams or other figures for illustrative purposes only
Policy Summary
Cambridge University Press states that AI should not be used to generate images or other content unless it is clear that appropriate copyright permissions have been obtained for both the tool’s training purposes and the tool’s outputs. Any use of AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted for publication. Authors remain accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including any AI use. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.
Evidence
- AI should not be used to generate images or other content unless it is clear the appropriate copyright permissions have been obtained for both the training purposes and outputs of the tool. 1. AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted to Cambridge for publication. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including for any use of AI.
AI Status
Generation, refinement, correction, editing or formatting of visualisations of research data or results
Policy Summary
Cambridge University Press requires authors to declare and clearly explain any use of AI in submitted work, and holds authors accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work, including any AI use. The policy does not explicitly address the generation, refinement, correction, editing, or formatting of visualisations of research data or results, but it states that AI should not be used to generate images or other content unless appropriate copyright permissions for the tool’s training purposes and outputs are clear. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.
Evidence
- AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted to Cambridge for publication. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including for any use of AI. AI should not be used to generate images or other content unless it is clear the appropriate copyright permissions have been obtained for both the training purposes and outputs of the tool.
AI Status
Refinement or formatting of code reported in the submitted manuscript
Policy Summary
Cambridge University Press requires that any use of AI in submitted work must be declared and clearly explained, including AI use for code refinement or formatting. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including any AI use. The policy does not provide specific code-related guidance beyond the general requirement to declare all AI use.
Evidence
- AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted to Cambridge for publication. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including for any use of AI. AI use must be declared and clearly explained in publications such as research papers, just as we expect scholars to do with other software, tools and methodologies.
AI Status
Assisting with gathering references
Policy Summary
Cambridge University Press requires that any use of AI be declared and clearly explained in all content submitted for publication, including AI use for checking references. Authors remain accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work, including any AI use. Any AI use must not breach Cambridge's plagiarism policy.
Evidence
- AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted to Cambridge for publication. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including for any use of AI. Any use of AI must not breach Cambridge's plagiarism policy. Work must be the author's own and not present others' ideas, data, words or other material without adequate citation and transparent referencing.
AI Status
Presentation of any kind of content generated by AI tools as though it were original research data/results from non-machine sources
Policy Summary
Cambridge University Press requires that any use of AI be declared and clearly explained in all submitted scholarly work. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including any AI use. Any AI use must not breach Cambridge's plagiarism policy. Presenting AI-generated content as original research without declaration would constitute a breach of Cambridge's AI and plagiarism policies.
Evidence
- AI must be declared and clearly explained in all work submitted to Cambridge for publication. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work, including for any use of AI. Any use of AI must not breach Cambridge's plagiarism policy. Work must be the author's own and not present others' ideas, data, words or other material without adequate citation and transparent referencing.
